Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 26, 2016

 

 

Voya Financial, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

DELAWARE   001-35897   No. 52-1222820

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

230 Park Avenue

New York, New York

  10169
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 309-8200

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a) The Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Voya Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 26, 2016.

(b) The results of the matters submitted to a stockholder vote at the Annual Meeting were as follows:

Item 1 – Election of Directors: Our stockholders elected the following ten directors to each serve a one-year term expiring at our annual meeting in 2017. Each director will hold office until his or her successor has been elected and qualified or until the director’s earlier resignation or removal.

 

   

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

Lynne Biggar

  170,360,386   243,667   343,915   7,314,755

Jane P. Chwick

  168,598,981   1,990,097   358,890   7,314,755

Ruth Ann M. Gillis

  170,067,194   538,130   342,644   7,314,755

J. Barry Griswell

  168,550,436   2,054,068   343,464   7,314,755

Frederick S. Hubbell

  164,866,750   5,737,450   343,768   7,314,755

Rodney O. Martin, Jr.

  162,407,283   4,522,081   4,018,604   7,314,755

Byron H. Pollitt, Jr.

  170,500,801   88,607   358,560   7,314,755

Joseph V. Tripodi

  169,396,543   1,192,545   358,880   7,314,755

Deborah C. Wright

  170,356,307   248,145   343,516   7,314,755

David Zwiener

  161,906,526   8,698,102   343,340   7,314,755

Item 2 – Our stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the named executive officers.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

135,096,085

  35,455,493   396,390   7,314,755

Item 3 – Our stockholders approved the Voya Financial, Inc. 2017 Annual Cash Incentive Plan.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

166,608,216

  3,966,925   372,827   7,314,755

Item 4 – Our stockholders approved the Voya Financial, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

169,788,816

  978,836   180,316   7,314,755

Item 5 – Our stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2016.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

177,019,928

 

867,152

 

375,643

Item 6 – Our stockholders did not approve the shareholder proposal to report on investments in companies tied to genocide.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

10,859,104

  130,133,370   29,955,494   7,314,755


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Voya Financial, Inc.
(Registrant)
By:  

/s/ Jean Weng

Name:   Jean Weng
  Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary

Date: May 27, 2016